New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-13

was held at Tamasese's headquarters near Apla,
where the Germans propose TO io1nu tng 81 being
dcliberative meeting a. " Ought 10 pc ~ a., ~ a
allowed and the chiefs were conpelGn, tb s d,d
de, 3ratiOn Of submission TO 1amaScsc which 'hS ui
not understand. In fact. the Maetoa pfan ~ n -
been acting al through only under nn" ~ vi' ID
Germany and has not the slightest intention vi ,
ine 10 Tanascso. In similar manner proc, In
summoning the samoan legislature Tor t1e ~, hc
prohibits all dscussi IN in the interval or lh Ino
assembly any subject except -uob a. daiia :,
shan sanction This is free naive oT c"tah
N,hcd. to that tho mouths Of America ana EnEIdsu.
A. fact The great nloniy Of TINS naral'h IN i a
adhcpnts Of Ma ictoa, who passVey acqueSoo III ~"
proceedings merely to their lives. ,,,.
b Tho best illustration of the attud" OF Inc Nla'ot "a
marty wa, given At ta-aolo held on september "a az
icnlumucnca. 1amascsc's country residence h h
Ia aolo l. a ceremony Of bringing food To Visitors 10y
To- ainio wa TO compliment the officers Of ne German
squadron but being put aside by me war w.,
# wa Invested with political significance a ccl'bfa-
lion Of Tho uulon Of all Samoan- under on" government
wei whether a. a compliment 10 the Germans or a'
There were about 1000 SamGans present hlly thiru
being Maetoa's pcolle; people OF very ,P,"n
would ra'~c a cheer in the best gymnasium IN IN"
world These people conducted Themselves III splnt
cortcmufuo,.lv into The air Or hurled then along
the ground. end they jccrcd and lfdiculel thr %n1o
proceeding. The point of the affair wa| ln'ccH IL
manifestation OF strength and tone oi Malicious party
a BATBArOUs RAID.
shortly after the declaration of war the Germans
made raid tho Village OF Saturaltca' on
Savai, because the natives preferred paying ''''hO
to leaving off to listen to order to submit to Tama
scSc They went to work in an incXcusable FASHION,
burning houscs destroying bread fruit trees ana boats
and canoes killing pigs and breaking open graves
Their worst bundcr in tran>laiinS the uiIIha'um
1t is presumed that they intended TO Inform the natives
that unless they sent their chief, on board ne mah9i
war Immediately the town would he burned hu, 10y, .
ultimatum really did say that II no samoan cn.'is
came quickly on board the man OF war The Germans
w0uld burn the town. And when the SamoanS a'icd
ON this notice 10y clearing of To the bush he 'rra
made a clean sweep of their village This VIII give
some notion of the clustering and blundcnhS Oh inc
Germans in this magnificent campaign.
ATTITUDE or THE CONSUL.
Municipal affairs in Apia are at siandStill The
stoppage took place when the American consul H.
NJ sewa arrived here Mr.. sew ais rank A. Consul
General entities him take the chair at tic municipal
hoard meetings Hence the Germans have com
plant that this appointment was dodge to go one
better than they could, and their consul H. Heckcr'
refused to attend the board determined not to yrid
the chair TO the American Consul As he should have
done Since the declaration of the American
Consul and British Vice consul, MI W. H. Wilson, nave
decidedly refused recognize the rebel nag OF rama
sc.c and hence the absence of municipal admnlsira
ton favored all kinds Of illcgaeS and irregularities
committed by the Germans and carefully passed over
by the German magistrate. There IS really no justice
nor redress for a BrtOn or American where German
is concerned every power and influence Is operated III
the interests Of Germans among whom Is conspicuous
the German trading company, whose manager MI
Thco Weber, is at present at homc pulling the
string, of the Imperial Government
Tho German Government has 50 far miScd England
as to induce the English Government 10 Interfere I'm
properly I'm local municipal matters 10y The issue Z" IN
strictinns designed in the German Interest Tho Eng
sh cOnsuS have been ordered 10 do things which they
we'll knew wrong The American consul mas
hcen sense OF the danger and lnqnity Of the German
Intrigue but he cannot beyond his instructions. aud
these instructions would mako many men clear oui IN
disgust. The attitude Of The British and American
Governments IS miracle Of stupidity and imh'cAN;
makes EuEll- lflru and AfUr lea here amer
Of their country II j. not the fact that the German
interest here Is UNNECESSARILY greater than any other
The establishment Of large In -li,h and American
houses. within few years. has made such a
hole I'm German trade that this invasion +
frantic kick against the prcks. under Of q farce
worked mp throw dust I'm the eyes Of 'hc foreign
governments. English and American claims on land
and trade are largo that the Germans must keep
hand, Off" Yet awhile. There Is no tricRcry or fraud